{"id":27895,"date":"2018-04-18T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T02:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=27895"},"modified":"2018-04-18T17:25:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T09:25:03","slug":"primers-picks-suggested-books-for-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/04\/18\/primers-picks-suggested-books-for-travelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Primer’s Picks: Suggested Books for Travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summertime is upon us. A quick look at your schedule and you might see several trips and outings by yourself. If you are looking for a travel\u00a0companion, Primer is here to list down the books perfect for your vacation!\u00a0Jump into these wonderful stories of friendships, journeys, love, and war without taking you too far off from your surroundings and your destination.<\/p>\n

Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Vincent van Gogh’s art is a worldwide sensation thanks to his brother Theo. Theo was Vincent’s champion, and Vincent was Theo’s inspiration. This book tells the story of two brothers who, despite a stormy relationship, loved and supported each other. The author writes this bibliography to paint a picture of two brothers\u00a0through the 700 letters between them. Read through brotherly love, anger, sorrow, and triumph in this award-winning\u00a0book Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Best Things In Life Are Free from the Lonely Planet<\/span><\/h4>\n

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This list would not be complete without an actual “travel companion.” In this book, experts from the Lonely Planet have brought together the most worthwhile experiences within a certain budget. Find public parks, free classes, street market,\u00a0viewing points, and affordable food without missing out on the culture of the country where you are at. Included in The Best Things In Life Are Free<\/strong>\u00a0are over 60 major cities around the world that should definitely be on your bucket list, allowing you to check them out without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n

Faking Friends by Jane Fallon<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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In Faking Friends<\/strong>, Amy and Melissa have been the best of friends but it ended in a shocking revelation. Instead of falling to pieces, Amy finds a new hobby: revenge. Friendships could get very dirty and this provocative, and this hilarious new book is all about taking it too far with plotting and getting even\u2014enough to make the reader reflect on their own relationships. It truly is a hurtful experience to come back from your travel only to find your\u00a0fianc\u00e9 together with your best friend.<\/p>\n

Sampaguita and Gold Button by Leo Orii<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Love is beautiful, and so are Filipino women as Yuji will find out early on. He falls in love and the country falls into war. Sampaguita and Gold Button<\/strong> is a story of laughter, joy, and agony. Let\u00a0the artist Leo Orii, who denies being called an author, draw a picture of the Philippines before World War II, dragging your heart through our wartorn land and finally give you Hope at the end. Perfect for a travel to Cebu or in Japan where the book is set.<\/p>\n

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Ari Kawa\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

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As any travel junkie would know, the journey is not about the destination but about the getting there. What better way to travel than with your friend, your cat. The Travelling Cat Chronicles<\/strong> is a story is narrated by\u00a0Nana, a cat who is traveling with\u00a0her owner, Satoru who does not tell her where the road leads them. Only\u00a0the reader knows that he is looking for a friend to take care of her as he regretfully has to let her go. A story of connecting but also of goodbye, let this novel accompany you on your trip and feel like you are traveling alongside Nana.<\/p>\n

Silence by Shusaku Endo<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Recently adapted into a movie of the same title, Silence<\/strong> tells the tale of Catholic missionaries suffering repression in 17th-century Japan. Jesuit missionaries traveled to Japan to offer the word of God and gained a few converts then called kakure\u00a0kirishitan<\/em> (hidden Christian) in a time when the country tightly restricted European influence. Suffering terrible persecution and anguish, one character questions his\u00a0faith until he finally hears the voice of God. A good read of determination and compelling faith, let this classic novel travel with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Does your next outing have that 8-hr travel time or more? Sink your nose into these wonderful books that are worth the read and, in itself, a journey of its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[3005,5869,5870,5867,5868],"class_list":["post-27895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listicle","tag-book","tag-japanese-author","tag-leo-orii","tag-suggestion","tag-traveler"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/04\/9780857524188-e1524040298218.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27895"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27923,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27895\/revisions\/27923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}